Thursday,
February 01, 2007
Why Study Abroad ? Dancing With Cute
Italians !!
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Beth
Ranschau
February
1, 2007
When
was the last time you left the state? How about the country? Maybe... it's time
to expand your horizons..
...You
might think that a study-abroad course won't fit in with your schedule or that
it's just something superfluous that rich kids do to have an excuse to party in
Think that you don't have time to study abroad? Many summer programs take place
in a five-week span and give students as many as eight credit hours....Besides
earning college credit, the experiences are well worth the cost.
One obvious advantage of studying abroad is learning a foreign language. While
we'd all like to believe that after two years of rigorously memorizing verbs
and adjectives we'd be fluent in German, you'll probably be lucky if you can
remember how to conjugate a verb a year from now. A study-abroad program in a foreign
country forces you to use the knowledge that you've already gained in your
language courses and put all that work into practice.
Beyond the advantages of language
acquisition, experiencing another culture will help you understand the world
better than the Travel Channel ever could. Many programs place students with
host families. By boarding with a host family, students are actually exposed to
new people, new food and culture. Even if your program doesn't house you with a
host family, living in a foreign city gives you other opportunities to visit
historical sites and interact with the local culture. ...
Attending the study-abroad fair today will allow you to talk to other students
who have experienced study abroad and decide if it's something that will fit
into your schedule. Even if you can't afford to study abroad this summer,
planning ahead now will help you budget for a program next summer. If you don't
have time to stop by the fair, students can also find information about
programs, applications and scholarships simply by visiting the
And if the extra credit hours and the low cost don't convince you, consider
this:...you can always explore other various
"cultural activities," such as dancing with cute Italian soccer
players. What better cultural experience could you ask for?
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